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Drosera omissa Diels
Bright Sundew

Reference
Engl., Pflanzenr. 112(Heft 26):73 (1906)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Fibrous-rooted, rosetted perennial, herb, to 0.05 m high. Fl. white/pink, rarely Jun or Oct to Dec. Deep white sands, laterite soils. Margins of winrter-wet depressions and watersheds in open areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 October 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coorow, Cuballing, Greater Geraldton, Northampton, Ravensthorpe, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo, Westonia.